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South Korea: Internet users (% of population), 1990–2024
Value in 202497.9
Change since 2014+11.8%87.6 (2014)
World rank13 / 1822024
Rank in region2 / 26East Asia & Pacific
World71.2World Bank aggregate
Trend and comparison
Neighbours in the 2024 ranking
98.3
98.2
98.1
98.0
97.9
97.4
97.3
97.2
97.0
Values and rank by year
| Year | Internet users (% of population) | vs prior year | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.9 | +0.5% | 13 / 182 |
| 2023 | 97.4 | +0.3% | 14 / 181 |
| 2022 | 97.2 | -0.4% | 15 / 182 |
| 2021 | 97.6 | +1.1% | 12 / 180 |
| 2020 | 96.5 | +0.4% | 10 / 184 |
| 2019 | 96.2 | +0.1% | 10 / 189 |
| 2018 | 96.0 | +1.0% | 9 / 182 |
| 2017 | 95.1 | +2.4% | 13 / 200 |
| 2016 | 92.8 | +3.3% | 15 / 203 |
| 2015 | 89.9 | +2.7% | 17 / 201 |
| 2014 | 87.6 | +3.3% | 16 / 201 |
| 2013 | 84.8 | +0.8% | 19 / 201 |
| 2012 | 84.1 | +0.4% | 16 / 203 |
| 2011 | 83.8 | +0.1% | 12 / 204 |
| 2010 | 83.7 | +2.6% | 11 / 201 |
| 2009 | 81.6 | +0.7% | 10 / 202 |
| 2008 | 81.0 | +2.8% | 9 / 202 |
| 2007 | 78.8 | +0.9% | 8 / 203 |
| 2006 | 78.1 | +6.3% | 7 / 200 |
| 2005 | 73.5 | +1.1% | 7 / 199 |
| 2004 | 72.7 | +11.0% | 5 / 198 |
| 2003 | 65.5 | +10.3% | 6 / 195 |
| 2002 | 59.4 | +4.9% | 10 / 202 |
| 2001 | 56.6 | +26.6% | 3 / 199 |
| 2000 | 44.7 | +89.4% | 8 / 196 |
| 1999 | 23.6 | +248.1% | 15 / 194 |
| 1998 | 6.8 | +88.3% | 34 / 187 |
| 1997 | 3.6 | +122.2% | 33 / 181 |
| 1996 | 1.6 | +97.6% | 37 / 171 |
| 1995 | 0.8 | +163.7% | 34 / 138 |
| 1994 | 0.3 | +24.4% | 33 / 91 |
| 1993 | 0.2 | +154.1% | 26 / 65 |
| 1992 | 0.1 | +113.4% | 23 / 50 |
| 1991 | 0.0 | +97.9% | 21 / 39 |
| 1990 | 0.0 | – | 15 / 208 |
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